November 21, 2009
Technology
Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate
Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.
Big Bang machine back online
Scientists circulated beams of protons in the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time after a year of repairs caused by a spectacular failure after the $10 billion machine was heavily damaged by a simple electrical fault.
Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger
The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate.
Google adding automatic captions to YouTube videos
Google Inc. said Thursday it is introducing automatic, machine-generated captions for videos on its YouTube site.
Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search
Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.
Google's Chrome OS to be ready for 2010 holidays
Google expects lightweight computers powered by its new operating system to be on sale in time for next year's holiday season.
Mario endures even as games come and go
You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.
Review: $100 Palm Pixi is stylish but sluggish
Palm Inc. is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smart phone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, more petite and affordable version called the Pixi.
AT&T loses bid to kill Verizon ads
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by AT&T Inc. to force competitor Verizon Wireless to pull its "There's a Map for That" commercials.
Sony may not fill some e-reader orders by holidays
The company said Wednesday it's trying to ship the $399 Reader Daily Edition for the holidays.